Senior Internal Auditor (General Audit)

About the Team

Internal Audit at TikTok gives you a global vantage point across a diverse and fast-evolving portfolio of businesses, products, technologies, and markets. Our teams work across various businesses, technologies, data, and risks to connect the dots on complex issues and deliver independent insights with real-world impact at global scale. We are pioneering innovative assurance delivery models by embedding core capabilities including data analytics, automation, and AI into how we perform audits and identify impactful observations. Our high-performing, collaborative teams have direct access to leadership and value open communication and the exchange of ideas. People are encouraged to challenge existing approaches, help shape how the function evolves, and build breadth and expertise.

Position Summary

This position is designed for an individual with a strong understanding of business and financial processes and controls, sound knowledge of the audit process, good analytical skills, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. We are seeking a self-motivated candidate with strong project management and audit execution skills, and effective communication and presentation abilities when engaging with senior management. In addition, this person should be able to multitask, collaborate beyond their immediate department, and influence organizational objectives or support the achievement of organizational goals.

This person is required to travel regularly (up to 30%) as part of the role, supporting audit activities across key regions including North America, APAC, EMEA, and LATAM.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute all phases of the audit lifecycle independently - from planning and fieldwork to reporting and follow-up.
• Identify operational and financial risks, control gaps and opportunities for process optimization and cost savings.
• Leverage use of data analytics in conducting in-depth audit testing and deliver data-driven observations and insights to the business.
• Prepare clear, concise, and well-structured audit reports to senior management with a focus on business impact.
• Conduct effective reviews of audits and provide value-added comments to team members.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure timely remediation of audit findings.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of audit methodologies, templates, and best practices to improve audit quality and efficiency.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Experience in E-commerce, Digital Advertising, High-growth Technology, or other fast-paced industries, preferably within global teams or multinational companies (MNCs).
• 5+ years of operational audit experience, ideally a mix of industry and public accounting related experiences.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, risk assessment methodologies, and audit practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present audit findings clearly and influence process improvements.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic, rapidly evolving environment with competing priorities. Required 30%-40% international and domestic travel.
• Working proficiency in Mandarin and English is required as the role will be working with systems, reading technical documents and communicating with China and Non-China markets in Mandarin and English.

Preferred Qualifications

• CIA, ACCA, CICPA, CPA or CISA certifications preferred.
• Experience with various data analytics tools (e.g. Power BI, Python, Qlik Sense) is a plus.
• Experience auditing business processes in high-volume, fast-paced environments.
• Experience with audit management systems or GRC tools.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and experience interacting with senior management.